What is Lifeway Foods's net debt?

Lifeway Foods (LWAY) reported net debt of -$4.98M in Q1 2026.

How has Lifeway Foods's net debt changed year-over-year?

Lifeway Foods's net debt increased by 74.3% year-over-year, from -$19.34M to -$4.98M.

What is the long-term trend for Lifeway Foods's net debt?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Lifeway Foods's net debt has grown at a -7.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$7.58M to -$5.11M.

What does net debt mean?

Total debt minus cash and equivalents at the quarter end. The debt that would remain if the company used all its cash to pay down borrowings.

Lifeway Foods LWAY Net debt

Discontinued — last reported Q1 '26

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$63.0M+36.7%

Gross profit$17.4M+57.2%

Operating income$6.3M+302%

Net income$4.7M+32.0%

EPS (diluted)$0.30+30.4%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$5.6M-71.2%

Total debt$627.0K+475%

Total equity$90.3M+21.8%

Total assets$120.5M+28.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$4.4M+3,019%

CapEx$11.0M+398%

Free cash flow-$6.7M-181%

Valuation

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Market cap$463.5M+24.3%

Enterprise value$458.52M+29.7%

P/E30.9×-5.3×

P/S2×0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin28.1%+2.6pp

Operating margin9.1%+2.8pp

Net margin6.5%+1.1pp

FCF margin-9.7%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity18.2%+3.3pp

Debt / equity0×0.0×

Current ratio2.1×-0.8×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Lifeway Foods’s reported figures.

$627.0Ktotal debt−$5.6Mcash and equivalents=-$4.98M

The official record: Lifeway Foods’s 10-Q, filed May 14, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Lifeway Foods's net debt?: Lifeway Foods (LWAY) reported net debt of -$4.98M in Q1 2026.
How has Lifeway Foods's net debt changed year-over-year?: Lifeway Foods's net debt increased by 74.3% year-over-year, from -$19.34M to -$4.98M.
What is the long-term trend for Lifeway Foods's net debt?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Lifeway Foods's net debt has grown at a -7.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$7.58M to -$5.11M.
What does net debt mean?: Total debt minus cash and equivalents at the quarter end. The debt that would remain if the company used all its cash to pay down borrowings.